Tell Nobody

Do you swear not to tell? My secret is that I love you. Tell no one. Friends come and go But love is eternal Don’t you think? You like Bruce Springsteen And 80’s movies. I like Kate Nash And films with Grace Kelly. So we’ll watch something else. I’ll watch you from across the room. I spend my nights watching YouTube videos I don’t know what you do But I’d like to. I spend my days Looking at you from across the room And talking to you from streets away Your words like little prayers on my computer screen. Can I tell you a secret? I kinda like you. Don’t tell anyone Not your dumb friends And especially not mine. Don't tell the crows perched outside your window Don't tell your mom I'll sit on the fence and listen to my iPod Every song reminds me of you. I'll reference brand names in my poetry And wonder how you're doing in California. Tell nobody.

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